US Medical Director, RSV Franchise - Vaccines

Job title: US Medical Director, RSV Franchise - Vaccines

Location: Morristown, NJ

About the job 

The North American Medical Team at Sanofi is a high-performing team of Medical leaders who are a trusted source of scientific and medical information and shared insights; effective and innovative strategic partners to our internal and external stakeholders; and dedicated to public health and empowering lives through immunization. We represent diverse experiences and backgrounds which strengthens our team and mirrors the healthcare communities we engage. 

The US Medical Director, RSV Franchise will contribute to development and execution of the medical and scientific (non-promotional) strategy for the franchise portfolio in the US. The US Medical Director is accountable for the medical plan within their defined franchise and scope including the medical plan, data generation, scientific exchange, and stakeholder engagement.  

We are an innovative global healthcare company that helps the world stay ahead of infectious diseases by delivering more than 500 million vaccine doses a year. Across different countries, our talented teams are exploring new technologies to protect people and promote healthy communities. We chase the miracles of science every single day, pursuing progress to make a real impact on millions of patients around the world.

Main Responsibilities:

Strategy (25%) 

• Act as a cross-functional partner to provide support within the US Medical team and work in close partnership with other departments including brand teams and Public Affairs 

• Play a leadership role in developing, executing, and contributing to the Country Medical Roadmap (CMR) through close collaboration with the Franchise Medical Head as well as demonstrating active involvement in the annual cross-functional brand planning process

• Ensure alignment of the US medical strategy with the Global medical strategy through co-creation within the global medical team 

• Play a leadership role in shaping medical strategy at global, regional, and local levels, ensuring alignment with US Medical strategic objectives, while monitoring publications outlined in the CMP and determining appropriate dissemination to targeted external stakeholders through collaboration with the Franchise Advisor, External Scientific Exchange, and other key personnel, as well as contributing to congresses, publications, and NITAG engagements

• Act as the country Medical expert for the Integrated Evidence Generation Plan (iEGP), providing strategic guidance and serving as the key liaison between global Medical, the Principal Investigator (PI), and the US Medical Team on Sanofi-sponsored studies, as delegated by the Franchise Medical Head 

External Stakeholder Engagement (25%) 

• Identify, establish, build, grow, and maintain strategic relationships with senior experts, key opinion leaders (KOLs), professional societies, immunization advisory bodies, patient advocacy groups, decision makers and other external stakeholders, acting as SME and fostering scientific engagement to strengthen their understanding of our products and to collaborate on high-priority global studies and scientific initiatives.  

• Provide external scientific education on disease states, epidemiology, and clinical trials of franchise product(s), support company positions, and provide guidance on company products and related medical issues

• Evaluate Medical educational grant requests stringently in accordance with internal operating procedures and aligned to Country Medical Plan (CMP) 

• Lead external advisory boards organized to support the medical strategic objectives and/or medical plan 

Internal Collaboration/Communication (20%) 

• Provide significant scientific expertise within and outside the [franchise] team

• Work with cross-functional internal stakeholders, in particular field medical, to development strategic imperatives and downstream strategies and tactics to support our goals

• Provide training to field-based medical team on all current and new publications and related assets in collaboration with NA Training Lead 

• Provide medical guidance to internal Sanofi customers, including contribution of medical information and clinical trial data for pharmacovigilance (PV) and regulatory reports to the US FDA and other health authorities

• Collaborate with marketing teams to link sound evidence to brand strategy 

• Represent as country medical expert in all product label updates and product Company Core Datasheet (CCDS) updates

Data Generation (15%) 

• Work with R&D and Clinical Development teams to provide medical input to the design and support the execution of company-sponsored clinical trials (i.e., Ph 4 post-marketing and observational studies) for new products that may join franchise portfolio in accordance with integrated evidence generation plans (iEGP) 

• Partner with R&D and Clinical Development teams to write, review, edit, and approve key regulatory documents

• Engage Key External Leaders (KOLs) to apply for support for ISSs that are aligned with Life Cycle Management and Global Brand Team (GBT) strategies

• Liaise with Medical Study Leader to oversee investigator-initiated study (IIS) process from end to end including: Reviewing ISS and ESC applications, liaise with the investigators of study applications, present studies to the GMT and SRC, follow study progress to completion including eventual publication. 

Medical Operations (10%) 

• Participate as subject matter expert on multi-disciplinary Review Committee (RC) meetings for medical review and approval of all materials and messaging intended for external use

• Contribute to the development and management of specifically owned franchise budget line items by tracking expenditures and executing plans in a cost-effective manner in collaboration with the Franchise Medical Strategy Planner 

Scientific Content (5%) 

• Monitor publications outlined in CMP and determine the appropriate assets to be created aligned with the CMP and targeted external stakeholders in collaboration with Medical Advisor 

About you  

Basic Qualifications:

• Advanced degree (MD or PhD) in scientific or healthcare related field (vaccinology, immunology, microbiology infectious disease or related field of study)

• 5+ years in Medical Affairs within the pharmaceutical / biotechnology industry 

• Relevant clinical experience or track record of peer reviewed publications in the US 

• Ability to travel up to 20% of the time

• Knowledge of US health care system, communicable disease control, public health, and immunization practices  

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior experience in an external stakeholder facing role (i.e., governmental collaboration) 

• Recognized by other vaccine experts as being expert in vaccinology or a related discipline

• Infectious diseases and/or vaccine experience either from academia/research and/or preferably from the pharma industry with relevant customer knowledge  

Competencies that the successful candidate should possess:

• Developed business acumen to support compelling and effective Medical strategies that serves to benefit patients, HCPs, and other key external stakeholders

• Ability to understand and effectively communicate vaccine clinical studies, both interventional and observational 

• Knowledge of vaccine study design and interpretation

• Infectious diseases and/or vaccine experience either from academia/research and/or preferably from the pharma industry with relevant customer knowledge 

• Ability to successfully manage multiple projects simultaneously; plan, prioritize and implement actions using a self-dependent and structured working style

• Excellent interpersonal, communication, influencing and networking skills with an ability to work as part of a cross-functional and multicultural team 

• Effectively engage with key external stakeholders and build long-term partnerships with medical authorities, hospitals, physicians/specialists, opinion leaders and pharmacists 

• Ability to analyze information and emerging trends, including social, policy and access-related information, and incorporate them into the medical plans

• Develop scientific communication and education initiatives using scientific/medical expertise, customer insights and understanding of launch strategy; train and educate internal and external stakeholders 

Why Choose Us?

• Bring the miracles of science to life alongside a supportive, future-focused team.​​

• Discover endless opportunities to grow your talent and drive your career, whether it’s through a promotion or lateral move, at home or internationally.​​

• Enjoy a thoughtful, well-crafted rewards package that recognizes your contribution and amplifies your impact.​​

• Take good care of yourself and your family, with a wide range of health and wellbeing benefits including high-quality healthcare, prevention and wellness programs and at least 14 weeks’ gender-neutral parental leave.​

Sanofi Inc. and its U.S. affiliates are Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employers committed to a culturally diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race; color; creed; religion; national origin; age; ancestry; nationality; marital, domestic partnership or civil union status; sex, gender, gender identity or expression; affectional or sexual orientation; disability; veteran or military status or liability for military status; domestic violence victim status; atypical cellular or blood trait; genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing) or any other characteristic protected by law. 

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